Chapter 23 Miscellaneous 197. What was the distinguishing characteristic of the great Wesleyan reformation? “The Wesleyan reformation was eminently a movement in favor of holiness. The true doctrine of Christian perfection was, perhaps, more clearly taught and powerfully enforced than at any former time since the days of primitive purity. And while the great mass […]

Chapter 22 Holiness Historically 188. Where has the doctrine of Christian perfection been in the past history of the church that we seem only to hear of it now? The implication of this question is not the fact in the case. This doctrine is not new. It is as old as the Bible, and some […]